Bed for use in connection with vehicles



Mar.- 3, 1925. l

J. MESSING BED FOK iN coNNEcTl-ON WITH VEHICLES Filed Jan; 15, 1923 2 sheets-sheet 2 Y Q5 4Z 3 '50 923 0 Z M 5. 25 f ,i

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Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

JQSEBHLMESSINQ. QF MILWAUKEE, `vvIscoNSIN.

BED' Foca-"USE IN'CQNNECTON WrrniVEHICLE-s.Y

App-lication'led January #13, '1923. "Seria-1o.-"61 2,425. v

T @ZZ whom t may concern. l

Be' 1t Vknown that I, JOsErH "MESSING, a-

citizen of the United Stat-es,j1esiding *ati li'ilwaukea'county of iM'i-lfwaukee, andiState V'of l'isconsiii, 'baveinvented new Vand. useful rImprovements in l-"fBe'ds" forI Use in tvCon 'The yprincipal object fof thisinventionf isl to provide' forto'uringY cars' abcd utilizing, f in part,"theautomobile" cushions, and*"'pro Y v'idngfextensions beyond -said cushions Vin :positioned transverselybf the automobile,

so *that the plane fothe 'bed maylV be' as low are {formed' of. :a1/istrip of '.nietal shaped @to for-In legs'ltia'nd L15, the .flegs 15 beingalonger than legs llt'invorder' toy compensate "f-:for ithe-slopeofH tlielseat r and? to maintain the f top fof 1 the i framework Substantially horirzontal.

as. possible to avoid"placingtheoccupant instifiingfproximity tothe top of v"the ;car, thereby enabling the occupanti to enjoy to vthe -fullest extent, fthe. :out 'ofdoors A'furtlier object oftliis Ainvention-is'to provide.. an. automobile bed `having arame- Work 'and Ihead` 'and foot board- 'adapted for .attachment thereto, Said `framework Gand' boardsbeing of cheap construction, easily an automobile, and vWhen v.so assembled,I Yfree Afrom contactwlith any'portion of the automobilethat .might easily bewmarred.

Another object of this iinventionis'to procupant may be protected vrfrom-theWeather and insects byithe topfof "the car, curtains thereon* adjacent the headl and foot of "the .bed andnettingsupported'ffromjthe top and shutting oifthefront offthecompartment in which 4the bed is. assembled.

In accomplishing. thesejiobjects. I yhave Y provided ortouring `carsa'bedin vvhichthe o'ccupant will atall ftimes receive a'plenti-f' n 1 the #boa-rd fat fan' angle.

V1 is aplan :view of an automobile body-V with' the. top removed, lShovvingjthe Aframework' .and head andA foot boards 'attache'dithereto.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same cushions in place upon the vbed frame.

" :a planetoSupport-'the head and 'feetofftheloccupant, rthereby increasing the.' lenjgtlr rof the bed. 'lt 4is.preferable'that the lbedbe fpleasure "of fsleepng;

assembledA Within the rrear compartment` ofv vide vsuch .a transverse "bed in'xWhi'ch :the oc-` v@Wing nuts 29 i are Mangular supports or brackets 30. 'A v'board 31,"adapted to'support Vthe 4vhead lot a iperson, .isl secured to lthe *supports 30`by` ri-vets-32 for similar means,l

Lik-e I'fparts -are identified. by 'the-Same 'fre ference ch aracters-throughout* the several views. Y

.- aan-automobile body. A`v provided with -G,1hasf aftop :1). Tlieifront. `compartment is providedlwitha seat frame 1' :and the rear compartment With'a seat iframe f2 adapted rframes andfsupported'ito-r use iasaa ibed 'hereinafter described;

LA 1f-framework, designated'vgenerally by .the

numeral 210, is" adapted .to rest?upon/.the` seat." '2 and'fto support fcush'ion 4. .Thez'vfraine work'lO i'sncomposedof supportingmei-nbers 111,f`1spaced apart, :and longitudinali stripsiflQ and l-wsecuredfftliereto. lThe'members -11 A `similar @framework 20 :is provided adapted to rest upon Lthe'loor ofthe'rear compartment for tonneau and '.'toezisupport cushion/3. i This framework gisv lbuilt' of sup- #front :compartment- Bfand .rear :compartment porting members 21"-spaced-apart and' lon-Av of frame 10.`

`Detachably secured to one .end of the members 22, 23, and .18 byfbo'lts "V28 and thetrsup'por-ts :30 being "designed :to "support `vv53'landwing `nut 3l areangnlar Supports f or bracketsv 35 adapted to'fextend inver" the 'top of and outwar'dlyf=`fromfthe body A.

Secured tovthefsupports f''by" rivets 36visl05 aiboard Y37 adapted' tof supportithefeet of a person. Board 37 is provided With eyes 38 to which Straps 39 are adapted to be attached. The Straps are adapted to engage the frame 40 of the top D and, when 110 g'itu'dinal strips v22and"23 1secured ithereto. yThe imembers 21 vare rformedy of affstrip of 'met-al shaped-to `form legs24and-25. The *legs are made of vSuiiici'ent length fto y'support Ithetop of the frame20 i-nv a'plane subst-ani" `tially coinciding vvithwtlie plane :of the rtop so attached, to assist the supports 35 in supporting the board when extra pressure is placed thereon. rIhe board 37 is provided with a slot 43 adapted to receive that portion of the frame 40 which is pivoted to the body A. The side curtain 4l may be secured at the usual points on the top and to the outer margins of the board 37 by buttons 42. Another curtain 46 may be secured to the top and body at the head of the bed and netting 43 may be attached to the transverse piece 44 of the top and to the body at the rear of the back cushion 45 of the front seat. When the occupant does not require protection against the weather, netting may be used in the place of the curtains for the purpose of excluding insects from the rear compartment.

When it is desired to assemble the bed in an automobile, the rear cushion 4 is removed from the seat 2 and the bed frame l0 is placed thereon as shown. frame 20 is then placed in the position shown and the head and foot supports 31 and 37 are secured to the frames lO and 2O by their respective bolts and nuts. The cushions 3 and 4 are then assembled upon the bed frames and the straps 39 are secured to the foot support and top frame 40. lI`he bed is then ready for occupancy. Vhen the curtain 41 is in place the straps 39 will act as very substantial supports for the curtain. The curtains 4l and 46 are secured to the inner side of the top by buttons 47 to thereby shed any rain which may otherwise tend to enter the compartment between top and the curtains.

It is preferred that the plane of the cushions be as low as possible relative to the top margin of the body at the same time permitting the foot board to extend over the body in the plane of the cushions. The bed will in this manner be positioned slightly below the top margins of the backs of the seats and give the occupant plenty of air space between the bed and the top of automobile.

I claim:

l. bed for an automobile having a rear compartment provided with a seat, said bed comprising` a frame for supporting a cushion, said frame being adapted to rest upon said seat, a second frame for supporting a cushion in a plane substantially coinciding with the plane of the first mentioned cushion, said second frame being adapted to rest upon the floor o'f said compartment, and means laterally exterior to said frames for supporting the headV and foot of a person upon cushions so supported.

2. A bed for an automobile provided with The bed a body having a rear compartment and a seat therein, said bed being adapted to be arranged transversely of said compartment, said bed comprising a frame adapted to rest upon said seat, a second Jframe adapted to rest upon the floor of said compartment, a head support adapted to be detachably secured to said frames,a foot support adapted to be detachably secured to said frames, and means for supporting the outer end of said foot board.

3. A bed for an automobile provided with a body having a top and a rear compartment provided with a bottom, said bed being adapted to be arranged in saidcompartment and supported from said bottom, a head board, means for detachably securing said hea-d board to said bed, a foot board, and means for detachably securing saidv foot board to said bed and top, and means whereby one end of said :foot board may be supported from said top.

4. In a bed for an automobile, the combination with a pair of frames each adapted to support a cushion independently of the other, one of said frames having relatively short standards adapted to rest upon the rear seat of an automobile, and the other of said frames having relatively long standards adapted to support its top at like height from the fioor immediately in front of said seat, of a head support adapted to be detachably secured to corresponding ends of said frames, and a foot support adapted to be detachably secured to the other ends of said frames.

5. A support for automobile beds, said support including a pair of frames, each Vof said frames comprising a pair of substantially parallel, spaced, longitudinal strips, a pair of transverse strips secured to said longitudinal strips at the opposite ends thereof', legs upon the under side of said transverse strips, a set of brackets having vertically offset arms, a board secured to said brackets, a second set of brackets` a second board secured thereto, and a plurality of bolts and nuts detachably securing said brackets to the longitudinal strips.

6. A support fon automobile beds, said support including a plurality of longitudinal strips, plurality of transverse strips secured thereto, a plurality of legs upon said transverse strips, a plurality of brackets having horizontally extending, vertically offset arms, a second set of brackets having horizontally extending` arms and upwardly inclined arms vertically offset from the first arms, and means Jfor detachably securing said arms to said longitudinal strips.

JOSEPH MESSING, 

